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Core Kyoto S8E7 — Kyoto Amulets: The Embodiment of Prayers for Happiness

Core Kyoto•Season 8•Episode 7

Kyoto Amulets: The Embodiment of Prayers for Happiness

Aug 6, 202028 min

Kyoto is dotted with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines offering amulets for health, longevity, safety, easy childbirth and other blessings. An amulet warding off an epidemic centuries ago now eases Kyotoites' anxiety in the age of COVID-19. But amulets change with the times. A card

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Gary Tegler

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Episode Summary

"Kyoto Amulets: The Embodiment of Prayers for Happiness" is episode 7 of Core Kyoto season 8. It aired on August 6, 2020.

Next: E8 · Fudo Myo-o: The Enduring Power of a Wrathful Deity Best of Season 8